Attendance declines dramatically at York Art Gallery after admission fee is introduced

Scottish museum hoped to raise £15m for renovation fund but international venues are proving hard to secure

The minister of culture, Audrey Azoulay, said she understands the “difficulties” museums face in the wake of terror attacks

Stark findings from two high-profile studies are pushing the sector to act on ethnic diversity—but not everyone agrees on what to do<br>

The oil giant will invest £7.5m over the next five years, renewing criticism from environmental groups

Fears abound for the collection-rich, cash-poor Hawaiian institution

MoMA, the Met and the Brooklyn Museum are planning to reduce staff numbers to help balance the books

The museum stands to lose around £500,000 a year when the current partnership agreement ends

The Beaubourg gallery also appoints a new curator tasked with discovering young Chinese artists

Sicily and Naples miss out on culture and tourism grants to protect crumbling cultural heritage sites due to chronic mismanagement

Local authorities are targeting cultural spending as a way of cutting their deficits but are facing vocal opposition

Oil company blames “challenging business environment” rather than protests

Museum layoffs and project suspensions gather pace in Qatar as oil revenue collapse continues

Local charity in talks to take over heritage site dedicated to the venerable religious scholar

No cuts for national museums but regionals face ripple effect of reduced funding for local authorities

But eight recipients are not required to create a finished work

International activists arrested after spilling fake oil in the museum entrance

Zaha Hadid, Renzo Piano and David Adjaye get involved as donors step in to fill the funding gap

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